U.S. immigration law and the U.S. Constitution recognize a distinction between noncitizens stopped at or near the border and noncitizens who reside within the country, with due process protections applying to noncitizens residing within the country but not to those stopped at or near the border.
November 20, 2025
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legal
Summarizes a long-recognized legal distinction affecting the scope of constitutional due process protections for noncitizens.
The public charge ground of inadmissibility has been part of U.S. immigration law for more than 100 years.
November 06, 2025
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temporal
Historical duration of the 'public charge' inadmissibility ground.
U.S. immigration law provides discretionary forms of relief (for example, waivers of inadmissibility or cancellation of removal) that can allow noncitizens with certain prior criminal convictions to avoid deportation based on rehabilitation and other equitable factors.
October 29, 2025
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legal
General description of discretionary relief mechanisms in U.S. immigration law that weigh criminal history against equities like rehabilitation.
When a person enters the United States on a temporary visa and remains past the visa's authorized departure date, that person becomes unlawfully present under U.S. immigration law (commonly referred to as a 'visa overstay').
October 17, 2025
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general
Explains how visa overstays create unlawful presence under U.S. immigration rules.
Under U.S. immigration law, failure to disclose required information on a permanent resident (green card) application can be a basis for deportation.
October 16, 2025
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legal
Omissions or misrepresentations on green card applications are recognized grounds for removal proceedings.